壱
壱·one (formal, used on documents)
- On-yomi
- イチ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壱 | いち | one (formal form of 一 used on cheques and contracts) |
| 壱万円 | いちまんえん | ten thousand yen (formal written form) |
| 金壱万円 | きんいちまんえん | the sum of ten thousand yen (on a receipt) |
| 壱岐 | いき | Iki (island and old province in Nagasaki) |
Example sentences
領収書に金壱万円と書いた。
りょうしゅうしょにきんいちまんえんとかいた。
I wrote 'the sum of ten thousand yen' on the receipt.
契約書では一を壱と書く。
けいやくしょではいちをいちとかく。
On a contract, 'one' is written with the formal character.
壱岐へは船で渡った。
いきへはふねでわたった。
We crossed over to Iki by boat.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 壱 as いつ in money amounts — on receipts it is いち
- Using 壱 in ordinary writing — it belongs to receipts, contracts and banknotes only
Memory aid
Picture it
The anti-fraud form of 一: one stroke is far too easy to turn into 二 or 三, so contracts use this crowded character instead.
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